These are some of the photographic collections I'm aware of, either through
personal communication or through contact with libraries or other archives.
The Collection column contains links to review notes. I've acquired copies
from collections shown in blue.

The National Archives at College Park, Maryland have Army Signal Corps
photos from WWII. In November 2009 they searched for mountain troop
photos from Mt Rainier in 1941-42. They sent me photocopies of 9
photos of the 15th Infantry ski patrol (added to my files). The
photos mostly show soldiers standing at attention and are not very
interesting. The NARA cover letter said they also found about 45
images of the 87th Regiment in Kiska and Italy. These may be worth
evaluating.

Thousands of photos of all aspects of park operations.
Most ski photos date from the 1930s. Some ski troop photos.
(Note: As of October 2010 the MRNP photo collection is being
reprocessed and is not accessible. The reprocessing project
may be completed by summer 2011. Until then, access is limited
to older scans only--a small subset of the collection).

Photos of early mountain rescue activities,
some photos of early skiing and climbing.
I made copies of a few of these.

Have permission form signed by Wolf Bauer.

Bisgaard, Gary

Phoenix, AZ

LDS, 11/15/2009

Gary and his parents have photographs of his grandfather, Thor
Bisgaard when he lived in the Northwest in the 1910s. Gary sent
me scans of them on a CD-ROM.

Have e-mail permission from Gary Bisgaard.

Borgersen, Mel

Seattle, WA

LDS, 2/23/2010

As of Nov 2009, Mel's photos and notes are held by children Ann
and Rolf Borgersen. In Feb 2010, I reviewed the materials held by
Rolf. There were just a few photos, but a large colletion of
clippings and ephemera. I borrowed and copied some of these.

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Borgersen, Orville

Whidbey Island, WA

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Dan Brown contacted me in 2008 regarding Orville Borgersen's negatives.
Some negatives were damaged in storage and discarded years ago. Dan's
sister is married to Orville's son Leif Borgersen. (As of Nov 2009, I'm
not sure who has Orville's pictures, whether it is Dan or Leif.)

A small number of B&W photographs of ski trips which I viewed
when I met Chuck.

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Knudson, Dave

Seattle, WA

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Fine B&W and color photographs of Cascades and B.C. Coast Mountains
from the period 1970-2000, held by Joe and Carla Firey.
I made copies of selected photos.

Have permission form signed by Carla Firey.

LaChapelle, Ed

Silverton, CO

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Ed has many 2x2 B&W negatives, particularly from the 1957-58
Mt Olympus IGY research project. He also has many Kodachromes.
In December 2005, Ed sent me six digital prints (on paper)
of slides that he scanned at home. These depict skiers on the
glaciers of Olympus, Bill Fairchild's airplane, and Ira Spring
with his camera. Following Ed's death, his photos were
transferred to the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies in
Silverton, CO.

The Times has a photo archive going back to around 1930.
You need to know the date of the photo in order to locate it.
(Note: Failed requests since 2009 suggest that the Times may
have lost the ability to find photos in its collection.)

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Spring, Ira

Edmonds, WA

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Professional photographer, many fine ski mountaineering
photos from 1940s through 1960s and beyond.
Photos are now held by the Spring Trust for Trails,
administered by children John and Vicki Spring.

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Stevens Pass ski area

Stevens Pass, WA

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According to Chester Marler, Stevens Pass has a series of old photos,
including "some great ones of skiers touring on Cowboy Mtn and Tye-Mill
Pass before the ski area was started." They also have a fine photo of
Walt Anderson with skis and wearing furs. Chester says he has a photo
of Dale Allen at home.

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Stingl, Karl

Edmonds, WA

LDS, 8/24/2005

Photos of family in Czechoslovakia, Flapjack Lakes, Olympian
Hill, some ski jumping. Karl donated Hurricane Ridge photos to
Olympic ski club in Port Angeles. At the November 8, 2005
meeting of the local 10th Mountain Division chapter, Karl gave
me two small photos of a cross-country race near Snoqualmie
Pass. One photo is of Sigurd Hall, the other of Olav Ulland.

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Thompson, Will

Bothell, WA

LDS, 9/18/2001

Will has some fine aerial photos of the North Cascades,
especially the area around Eldorado Peak, taken in February
1971.

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Trott, Otto

Seattle, WA

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Otto had a large photo collection.
It is now held by his son-in-law, Nicholas Corff.

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Welsh, Chuck

Seattle, WA

LDS, 9/1/2009

A few B&W photos of Chuck and friends skiing or mountaineering
in the 1940s and 1950s.

Have permission form signed by Chuck Welsh.

Wicklund, Scott

Leavenworth, WA

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Scott has a few so-so photos from his first ski descent of
Mt Stuart, but many excellent photos of skiing Stuart from later
trips.

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Woods, Wilfred

Wenatchee, WA

LDS, 12/3/2007

Wilfred has Wenatchee Ski Club scrapbooks with photos of
Stevens Pass skiing in the late 1930s. He also has access to
photos made by his cousin Robert Woods.
I borrowed and made copies of several photos.